CAIRO: Twelve Zamalek swimmers have been diagnosed with Swine flu along with their coach, club s spokesman Sabri Serag said.

The swimmers were infected right after their participation in the Cairo Championship, which took place at Ahly club.

There were more than 1,000 swimmers at same area, and that s why some people went down with swine flu, Serag told Ahly s space channel.

Swine flu, an airborne virus that could be lethal in rare cases, has been spreading around the globe over the past few months.